Patient physiological status at the emergency department-ward interface and emergency calls for clinical deterioration during early hospital admission

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1287-1300

  Considine, Julie ^a,b   Jones, Daryl ^c   Pilcher, David ^d   Currey, Judy ^a,b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency nursing; Patient safety; Rapid response teams; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; TRIAGE;

EID: 84959173190     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12922     Document Type: Article

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